COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ishpeming vs Escanaba
PLACE A
Ishpeming, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Escanaba, Michigan
Ishpeming is 49% smaller than Escanaba. Ishpeming earns more, with a median household income $7,385 higher.
ISHPEMINGESCANABADIFFERENCE
Total population6,20512,257−49% vs Escanaba
Population density709962−252
Population growth-5.1%-1.3%−3.8 pts
Median age34.844.4−9.6
Male44.6%47.7%−3.1 pts
Female55.4%52.3%+3.1 pts
Foreign-born1.7%1.6%+0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.2%86.5%+2.7 pts
Black0.2%0.5%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.8%2.4%+0.4 pts
Asian1.1%1.0%+0.0 pts
Other6.8%9.7%−2.9 pts
Median household income$52,754$45,369+$7,385
Per capita income$28,115$32,014−$3,899
Poverty rate18.7%17.7%+1.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4370.503−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.0%19.8%+7.2 pts
Graduate degree7.5%6.1%+1.5 pts
Unemployment rate6.4%5.2%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation63.0%51.7%+11.3 pts
Median home value$111,900$125,200−$13,300
Median gross rent$733$657+$76
Owner-occupied69.8%63.9%+5.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.5%11.6%−0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households51.6%30.5%+21.1 pts
Average commute18.811.0+7.8
Worked from home7.5%6.1%+1.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured3.1%5.2%−2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025